In Reversal, Oklahoma Medicaid Agency Plans $218 Million in Provider Cuts
Days after its board was told no provider cuts were coming, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority filed plans with the federal government to cut $218 million in hospital Medicaid payments — a 20% reduction that surprised the Oklahoma Hospital Association and contradicted assurances given at the agency’s own budget meeting.
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“More People Sick or Dying”: After Five Years of Sterile Syringe Distributions, Harm Reduction Law Set to Expire
Oklahoma’s law protecting harm-reduction organizations from criminal prosecution for distributing sterile syringes expires July 1, effectively ending a program that…
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Housing Voucher Inspections Are Slowing Oklahoma City’s Effort to Close Encampments
Oklahoma City’s Key to Home initiative successfully housed 65 of 75 people from one encampment within 90 days, but advocates…
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A Transmission Line Built to Fix Grid Congestion Has Become Oklahoma’s Hottest Data Center Address
A new $72 million transmission line connecting two substations northwest of Oklahoma City was designed to relieve grid congestion, but…
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Oklahoma Supreme Court Signals the Way Forward on State Farm While Denying Drummond’s Intervention
The Oklahoma Supreme Court unanimously denied Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s effort to intervene in the State Farm hail claim case…
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Freight, Bridges, Rail and Transit: How the BUILD America 250 Act Could Reshape Oklahoma
As Congress debates the BUILD America 250 Act, a sweeping five-year transportation reauthorization proposal, Oklahoma officials and economic developers are…
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Oklahoma Bail Bond Scammers Are Calling Families Within Minutes of an Arrest. Nobody Can Stop Them.
Bail bond scams have become faster, more sophisticated and more damaging across Oklahoma, with scammers using artificial intelligence and stolen…
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OKC Evictions Have Doubled in a Decade
Oklahoma City’s eviction rate has doubled over the past decade to 12%, more than double New York City’s rate, according…
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Oklahoma Holding Back on AI Regulations Amid Trump’s Order for States Not to Stifle the New Technology
Most Oklahoma legislative attempts to regulate artificial intelligence stalled this session, even as other states pushed ahead despite President Trump’s…
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Pastor Once Backed by Trump Quits Oklahoma House Race
Jackson Lahmeyer, the candidate previously backed by President Donald Trump in Oklahoma’s 1st Congressional District, dropped out of the race…
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Incumbency, Presidential Endorsements Beneficial in Oklahoma’s Primary Election
Incumbency and presidential endorsements proved beneficial in Tuesday’s primary election, which attracted nearly $60 million in candidate and outside spending.…
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Election Results
State Question 832 (Proposal to Raise the Minimum Wage) Republican Primary Races Democrat Primary Races
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Outside Money Ad Blitz Targets Oklahoma Legislative Candidates
Outside groups have spent nearly $3 million on Oklahoma legislative races ahead of the June 16 primary election. Political action…
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First Watch: Stuff You Should Know
Oklahoma’s law protecting harm-reduction organizations from criminal prosecution for distributing sterile syringes expires July 1, effectively ending a program that distributed 1.25 million syringes and reached more than 8,800 people…
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First Watch: Stuff You Should Know
Oklahoma City’s Key to Home initiative successfully housed 65 of 75 people from one encampment within 90 days, but advocates say the housing voucher inspection process, a shortage of willing…
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Oklahoma Voter Turnout Varies Widely by County
Oklahoma’s low voter turnout, particularly for primary and special elections, is no secret. The trend held true in the June 16 primary election. Just 26% of the electorate turned out…
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First Watch: Stuff You Should Know
A new $72 million transmission line connecting two substations northwest of Oklahoma City was designed to relieve grid congestion, but before it is even built, it has made the surrounding…
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